GAME INFORMATION Atlanta Braves Baseball Communications Department • Truist Park • Atlanta, GA 30339 404.522.7630 braves.com bravesmediacenter.com /braves @braves @braves ATLANTA BRAVES (32-35, 3rd NL East, -5.5 GB) Braves vs. Cardinals 2019 2021 All-Time vs. Overall (since 1900) 3-2 2-0 906-1050-18 Atlanta Era (since ‘66) --- --- 256-283-1 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (35-35, 4th NL Central, -3.5 GB) at Atlanta 2-1 2-0 137-137 G1: RH Bryse Wilson (2-2, 4.38) vs. RH Adam Wainwright (4-5, 3.95) at SunTrust Park (‘17) --- --- 5-6 G2: LH Drew Smyly (3-3, 5.63) vs. LH Kwang Hyun Kim (1-4, 3.72) at Turner Field (‘97-’16) --- --- 75-62 Game Nos. 67 & 68 • Home Game Nos. 39 & 40 at St. Louis (since 1900) 1-1 --- 427-556-11 June 20, 2021 • 2:10 p.m. & 7:08 p.m. • Truist Park • Atlanta, GA • BSSE & ESPN at Busch Stadium (‘06) --- --- 20-23 Doubleheaders TODAY’S GAMES: The Braves and Cardinals ACUÑA JR. ON BASE/HOMERS: OF Ronald The Braves and Cardinals were postponed conclude a four-game weekend series with the third Acuña Jr. drew two walks and was hit by two pitches on last night and are set to play a doubleheader and fourth of seven games between the two teams this Friday night, and has reached base safely in each of his today...Atlanta is also scheduled to play two season...Atlanta travels to St. Louis for a three-game last 26 games...It is the the longest active on-base streak tomorrow night at the Mets. road trip, August 3-5, to close the season series. in the majors. Atlanta last played doubleheaders on Last night's scheduled game was postponed due to This is the second longest on-base streak of Acuña consecutive dates in 2006, when the Braves • • and Phillies played back-to-back twin weather, and the Braves and Cardinals are slated to Jr.'s career...His career best is a 32-game run, June bills on September 2 and September 3 in play two games today...The two clubs last played a 19-July 28, 2019. Philadelphia. doubleheader on October 4, 2015, to conclude the On Friday night Acuña Jr. became just the second Atlanta would go on to play four regular season...Atlanta pitched a pair of shutouts, • winning 2-0 and 6-0. player in franchise history to walk multiple times doubleheaders in a 12-day span that and be hit by multiple pitches in the same game... September, including three in five days. With Friday night's 9-1 win, Atlanta has won Bob Horner was the first to do so, drawing three • The Braves and Mets played two on four in a row against St. Louis at Truist Park...The walks and getting hit twice on July 27, 1982. September 6, before the Braves and Phillies club lost six of the first seven games against the played yet another doubleheader on Acuña Jr. hit his 99th career home run last week Cardinals at Truist Park after the stadium opened • September 13 at Turner Field. in 2017. at Philadelphia, and is looking to tie Joey Gallo as the fifth quickest player to 100 career home runs in RHP Bryse Wilson was recalled to Atlanta today Braves Breakdown • major league history...Acuña Jr. is set to play in his and will start Game 1 for the Braves...He has made 377th game in today's first game. Overall ................................... 32-35 one career appearance against St. Louis, allowing Home ..................................... 19-19 Ryan Howard (324 games), Gary Sánchez (355), three hits and two runs over 1.0 inning of relief, • Road ...................................... 13-16 Aaron Judge (371) and Ralph Kiner (376) have all Day ........................................ 10-12 September 18, 2018...In five games with Atlanta Night ..................................... 22-23 this season, all starts, the 6-foot-2, 230-pound reached 100 homers quicker than Acuña Jr...Gallo Current Streak ............................W2 native of Durham, NC, is 2-2 with a 4.38 ERA. also hit his 100th in his 377th game. Last 5 Games .............................. 3-2 LHP Drew Smyly will start Game 2 for Atlanta Acuña Jr. has been held without a homer in his Last 10 Games ............................ 4-6 • • April ....................................... 12-14 and has made just one career appearance against last nine games, his longest spell this season...His May ........................................ 13-12 St. Louis, allowing three hits and two runs over previous long skid without a homer was seven June ............................................ 7-9 4.0 innings in a start on May 19, 2019 while with straight, April 16-26. Vs. LHSP .................................... 7-9 Texas...The Rangers won, 5-4, in 10 innings... Vs. RHSP ............................... 25-26 Atlanta has won each of Smyly's last two starts, FREEMAN STREAKS: 1B Freddie Freeman collected Series Opener ......................... 10-13 two more hits Friday night, extending his hitting streak Series Opener at Home .............. 5-7 including a win versus Miami, 6-4, in his last turn Series Opener on Road .............. 5-6 on June 13. to a season-best eight games...Freeman's streak dates to By Series ...............................9-10-3 June 10, and he has hit .400/.436/.714 during the run RHP Adam Wainwright will start Game 1 for St. By Home Series.......................5-5-1 • with three home runs and eight RBI. By Road Series ........................4-5-2 Louis, and is 9-4 with a 3.63 ERA (38 ER/94.1 Rubber Games ........................... 4-2 IP) in 19 career games, 14 starts, against the Freeman has raised his batting average on the season • Sweeps/Were Swept ................... 1-5 Braves...A native of Brunswick, GA, Wainwright by 25 points, from .224 to .249, during his streak... Scored First ............................ 20-14 last faced the Braves in 2019 and took the loss after His current .249 batting average is the highest it has Opponent Scored First ............ 12-21 allowing five hits and five runs over 4.0 innings been this season. 1-run games ............................. 8-11 in his only appearance...Atlanta originally drafted 1 or 2 run games ..................... 15-20 Ozzie Albies fell a triple shy Comeback Wins ..................... 14-17 Wainwright in the first round of the 2000 First- OZZIE EXTRA-BASES: Last AB Wins ............................ 4-13 Year Player Draft, before trading him to St. Louis of the cycle Friday night, going 3-for-5 with three runs Walkoff Wins .............................. 3-5 in December, 2003. and three RBI…Albies’ home run was his 10th of the Extra Innings .............................. 1-6 season and the double was his 21st, and he is the only Led After 6 ............................... 28-7 • LHP Kwang Hyun Kim is slated to start Game 2 player in baseball with at least 20 doubles, 10 homers and Led After 7 ............................... 27-5 for St. Louis, and has never before faced Atlanta... Led After 8 ............................... 28-1 The 6-foot-1, 183-pound native of Seoul, South five triples this season. Tied After 6 ................................ 2-6 Korea has lost four of his last five starts, going 0-4 His 36 extra-base hits on the season are second Tied After 7 .............................. 0-10 • with a 4.70 ERA (12 ER/23.0 IP), but did pitch most in the NL and fifth most in the majors…Only Tied After 8 ................................ 1-9 6.0 innings of one-run baseball in his last start. Behind After 6 .......................... 2-22 Cincinnati’s Nick Castellanos (37) has more in the Behind After 7 .......................... 3-18 National League. Behind After 8 .......................... 1-23 DOUBLEHEADERS: The Braves are set to play their third doubleheader of the season, and their first Albies is looking for his third season of at least 40 Division Games ...................... 15-18 • Vs. Other Divisions ................. 17-17 since collecting just one total hit between two games doubles, 20 home runs and five triples, and would Vs. A.L. Teams ........................... 2-10 against Arizona, April 25. become just the 10th player in history with three Vs. N.L. Teams ........................ 30-25 such seasons…Albies would join Stan Musial Vs. A.L. East .............................. 2-10 Atlanta is 2-2 in doubleheader games this season, • (6), Lou Gehrig (6), Rogers Hornsby (6), Hank Vs. N.L. East ........................... 15-18 sweeping Washington on April 7 before dropping Greenberg (5), Chuck Klein (4), Mookie Betts (3), Vs. N.L. Central ........................ 12-4 both games to Arizona. Vs. N.L. West .............................. 3-3 Joe Medwick (3), Ted Williams (3) and Al Simmons (3) as players with three such seasons. Hit 0 HR ................................. 5-11 In 10 doubleheader games since the start of last Hit 1+ HR ............................. 27-24 • season, Ronald Acuña Jr. is batting .433/.514/1.167 All eight of the retired players on that list are in the Hit 2+ HR ............................. 18-11 • Scored 3 or Fewer Runs ........... 3-20 with seven homers and 11 RBI. Hall of Fame. Scored 4 or More Runs .......... 29-15 Scored 5 or More Runs .......... 26-12 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ......... 21-5 Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Allowed 4 or More Runs ........ 11-30 DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Allowed 5 or More Runs .......... 5-24 Mon., June 21 NYM G1 TBA vs. TBA BSSO/MLBN 5:10 More Hits than Opponent ........ 22-7 NYM G2 TBA vs. TBA Fewer Hits than Opponent ....... 5-27 *RH Ian Anderson (4-3, 3.58) and LH Kyle Muller (0-0, 18.00) are set to start for Atlanta, in a yet-to-be-determined order.* Committed No Errors ............ 17-20 Tues., June 22 NYM RH Charlie Morton (6-3, 4.03) vs.